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Mr. Jack Kiser

Buckeye Angler

Spinnerbait Season

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When the waters are still relatively cool and toothy critters are still at least a primary
bonus factor, it is prime time to reach for one or more of the most versatile of all bass
and pike baits. It is time to delve into the world of spinnerbaits.

What makes the spinner so effective for aggressive gamefish is both its propensity
for turning on the bigger specimens of any susceptible specie, its inherent potential
to cover water as quickly as any bait, its visual and audible appeal in this season of
often stained and sometimes outright muddied waters, and its relative ease of use on
just about any type of tackle.

Clearly, this is a most impressive litany of positives to be considered by even the
most cynical and jaded of anglers. As an added plus, I might also add the relative
affordability of these most handy of lures.

I’m not sure anybody really knows how the spinnerbait was actually discovered.
It’s a matter of as much mystery and uncertainty to angling adherents as who really
invented baseball is to we who are also devout fans of that greatest of games. It most
certainly looks less like any potential fish food to be found in the water as any other
artificial genre ever developed .Odds are its not the looks that is responsible for its
undeniable productivity, but more likely the aforementioned appeal to the sportfish’s
sense of sound, certainly a major factor at least in the buzzbait configuration.

The spinnerbait exists in essentially four clearly identifiable categories; one is the
walleye-oriented “weight-forward” variation- like the venerable “ Erie Dearie”- which
we are not discussing in this article, in which our focus is more on true sportfish.

Therefore, let us focus on the remaining big three and how to best utilize them:

IN- LINES - ( Mepps ,Panther Martin , Shyster)
The primary prerequisite for most efficiently employing these popular versions is the
all-but-essential employment of a ball-bearing swivel, not one of those cheap and
detrimental “snap-swivels”, that will do three important things to recommend their use:
a) add weight to your offering- especially important when using the
1/32 and 1/16 versions on your ultra-light, a particular passion of mine,
b) help reduce dreaded line twist, and,
c) facilitate greatly the vital acceleration of the blade.

BUZZBAITS
Strictly a surface bait, the buzzer is available in a variety of not-so-different variations
and is at its most useful in lowlight conditions and/or when bass or northerns are at
their most active, such as in the visible herding of baitfish.

For more on this most exciting of methods, contact me about our newest ‘Buckeye
Angler” video “Buzzin’ Largemouth”, filmed entirely in this area and only on
public waters, and also soon available at your local Gander Mountain store in
both DVD and VHS formats.

SAFETY PIN STYLE -
Available with blade counts now numbering from the most versatile single to as many
as five, the current rage, ostensibly presented to best simulate a group of scattering
minnows. Dual blade configurations are the most popular, but the single blade plumbs
the depths much better than its more buoyant cousin and is effective shallow as well.

As with a buzzbait, tie these on directly, as they are equipped with their own swivel,
ball-bearing being eminently more desirable. Opt for titanium in waters known to also
be frequented by pike or muskie, as they’ll often mess up the otherwise fine stainless
steel wire versions.You can catch smallies on these types, but in-lines are preferable
for even the biggest of ol’ Mr. Bucketmouth’s smaller-mouthed relatives.

Most eventually accomplished bass anglers used a spinner for their first lure. This is
understandable in that they are so easy to use. Any fine-tuning will occur with practice.

One suggestion is, as with a crankbait, to always be hitting something, whether it be
a shoreline, the bottom, or tree limbs, a personal favorite. A selection of spinnerbaits
should be featured in every serious angler’s tackle box.

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For Buckeye Angler.com,
- Jack Kiser

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